Viktoria Grynenko performs on a Hermann Janzen violin and a bow by Herbert Wanka for this recording.
Performer Biography
Viktoria Grynenko, the violinist on this album, is a Ukrainian-born artist based in Edmonton, Canada, who focuses on rarely performed works for violin.
Composer Biography
Valentin Silvestrov, a leading representative of the Kyiv avant-garde, took refuge in Berlin at the onset of the full-scale war in Ukraine in 2022.
Album & Artwork
The album's title, UNBROKEN, and its concept were motivated by violinist Viktoria Grynenko's reaction to the full-scale war in Ukraine, aiming to amplify Ukrainian voices.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Valentin Silvestrov, a prominent Ukrainian composer, views music as a 'chant, a song the world sings about itself,' and a 'musical testimony to life.'
Recording & Production
The recording of this project was funded by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and involved friends of Viktoria Grynenko who felt it was important to engage with Ukrainian music.
